December 11, 2017
Storytelling Bootcamp Launched as Part of AFI FEST 2017 Youth and Family Program
On the occasion of its 50th Anniversary in 2017, AFI is broadening the spectrum of those served by its educational programs. As part of the Youth & Family Program at AFI FEST 2017 presented by Audi, AFI successfully launched an expanded K-12 education initiative to foster filmmaking talent among the youth of Los Angeles: the…
December 7, 2017
Here Are the AFI AWARDS 2017 Official Selections
Each year, AFI recognizes the year’s most culturally and artistically significant films and television programs with AFI AWARDS. An almanac documenting works of excellence that defined the storytelling landscape of the past year, AFI AWARDS is the only national honor for the entertainment community’s creative teams as a whole — recognizing the collaborative nature of the…
December 6, 2017
Bryan Cranston Talks the Art of Storytelling With Vince Gilligan
On December 4, AFI gathered members of the Premiere Circle — AFI’s patron-level member group — and other major supporters for an intimate conversation on the art of storytelling.
November 29, 2017
AFI Conservatory Fellows Join James L. Brooks in THE SIMPSONS Writers’ Room
On November 16th, AFI Conservatory Artistic Director James L. Brooks hosted the entire class of current second-year Screenwriting Fellows, and their Discipline Head Anna Thomas, for a unique opportunity on the Fox lot.
November 28, 2017
Nancy Malone Estate Donates $500,000 to Advance Women Filmmakers at the American Film Institute
AFI has announced a donation of $500,000 from the estate of director, producer, actor and philanthropist Nancy Malone to advocate for the advancement and employment of women from the AFI Conservatory and the AFI Directing Workshop for Women (DWW). As an alumna of DWW, Malone’s generosity will fund the newly created Nancy Malone Initiatives for Women…
November 20, 2017
AFI DOCS and NBCUniversal Announce 2017 Impact Lab Grant Recipients
Four documentary projects screened at the AFI DOCS 2017 film festival, with presenting sponsor AT&T, will receive funding from the AFI DOCS/NBCUniversal Impact Grants. Now in its third year, this grant program supports outreach and social action campaigns for projects that participated in the AFI DOCS Impact Lab, a two-day filmmaker workshop produced by The…
November 17, 2017
AFI FEST 2017 Announces Award Winners
AFI today announced the films that received the Audience and Jury awards at AFI FEST 2017 presented by Audi.
November 12, 2017
MOLLY’S GAME Will Close AFI FEST 2017
AFI has announced that Academy Award® and Emmy®-winning writer/director Aaron Sorkin will be honored by AFI FEST 2017 presented by Audi with a Tribute and Premiere Closing Night Gala screening of STXfilms and The Mark Gordon Company’s MOLLY’S GAME on Thursday, November 16, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
November 10, 2017
AFI FEST: Dan Gilroy’s ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. Added as Special Screening
AFI today announced that the final version of ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. has been added to the festival’s lineup and will screen in the Special Screenings section on Wednesday, November 15, at the TCL Chinese Theatre. The new film from director/writer Dan Gilroy, nominated for the Academy Award® for his screenplay for NIGHTCRAWLER, stars Academy…
November 9, 2017
AFI FEST 2017 Filmmakers Pick Their Favorite Robert Altman Films
In honor of AFI FEST’s inaugural retrospective, this year centering on American auteur Robert Altman, we asked FEST filmmakers to name their favorite Altman film, or the Altman film that has been the most influential to them. Three films emerged as the clear favorites: 3 WOMEN, NASHVILLE and SHORT CUTS. These titles — plus nine…
November 9, 2017
AFI FEST 2017: Timothée Chalamet on CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Rising star Timothée Chalamet spends a sun-dappled summer in Italy falling in love with Armie Hammer in director Luca Guadagnino’s exquisite CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. Adapted from the celebrated novel by André Aciman, the passionate romance — built on stolen glances, coded exchanges and erotic tension — is also a coming-of-age story, with its young protagonist Elio…
November 8, 2017
AFI FEST 2017: Robert Altman’s Son on His Father’s Legacy – ‘People Were Eager to Gamble With Him’
As part of AFI FEST 2017 and the 50th Anniversary of the American Film Institute, we are launching a retrospective to celebrate the work of late filmmaker Robert Altman, a true master and icon of American cinema.
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